I like this CD a lot. It's a far cry from everything else I've heard from PFR (Goldie's Last Day and a couple songs off the CD they put out a few years after this one). This is definitely more rockin'. If I recall right, it came out as "grunge" was cresting, and that influence is apparent. The first two songs reflect this the most, though musically I think they're two of the weaker songs.
"Line of Love" is probably my favorite song on the disc. It's kinda got some cheesy lyrics, but I love the guitar part--just a catchy pop-rock tune. "Them" is another great song...eerie guitar effects set the backdrop for a lilting vocal line and a start-stop bass line and tom-heavy drum part. The lyrics are pretty good, too. It's a song about purity in absorbing media. They're a bit on the paranoid-reactionary side, though.
Anyway, I give it an 8. I bought the CD back when it came out, and I still listen to it today, which means it's pretty good.
Last edited by Jay Tea; 06-03-2003 at 11:10 PM.
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